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Lehenga – The Traditional Indian Dress

What is a the story of Lehenga?

Lehenga is a garment that is draped around your waist. Let us say like a skirt. However it is normally ankle length. It gets its early origin from the Moghul period. When the Mughals invaded and India and conquered it, the queens of the period used to wear a long skirt type of thing known as lehenga accompanied with a choli and duppatta and decked up with heavy jewelry. It was then considered to be a dress of high society for the queens.

NRPG8GVB1Bridal-Lehenga_2The girls, women of those days used to wear lehengas as their daily wear clothes like we wear jeans and t-shirts! But later on with the development in the fashion world, it became more of a fashion statement for girls and women, but this attire has largely been left for special occasions. But even in villages nowadays also, women and young girls are found wearing lehengas in their daily life.

It is a very elegant garment and is usually worn along with a dupatta (say like a stole or a shawl) and a choli (like a shirt or a top). Indian women wear many kinds of clothes and they range from the sari to slawar kameez. However Lehenga holds a special place in these garments.

With the world becoming global, the traditional Indian attires have been applauded through out the world. With our fashion designers making the borders of countries dissolve, the traditional Indian dresses are now even worn across the borders.

Different drapes

Down south when a girl turns into a teen they drape her with a silk Lehenga and celebrate the occasion with family and friends. It is called as Pavada or Langa. In the Northern part of India they celebrate weddings and the girls Lehenga is the most important of all. Here they call it Lehenga or Ghagra. In the East of India they wear the traditional Mekhla. It is like the wrap around and is exquisite in design. It is said that a Lehenga can cost anything from Rs 300 to 30000 or more. It all depends on the texture of the garment.

Formal Fashions

The evolution of a man’s suit started in the early 1900’s. They have emerged as front runners in the world of fashion. People get suited and booted for a job interview, for work, and a plethora of occasions. The suit is worn as a sign of social status, though in these days of comfort clothing, the perception of a good suit has changed. Wearing a mens blazer jacket with jeans displays the confidence to stand out despite it being labelled an old man’s style. People are frequently impressed with a tie and jacket combo, and cotton jeans, but how would an employer feel, if the workforce turned up in casual shirts and jeans, with a preppy style jacket.rawganique-hemp-mens-suit-2

The evolution kick started when the double-breasted suit was worn with a skinny tie and striped shirt. With more styles from yesteryear re-appearing, courtesy of television programmes such as Madmen, it is no coincidence that the 1950’s styles are targetted by designers.

With an abundance of clothing styles on offer, people now go to work in unique styles such as the snood, or skinny ties with a checked shirt. Previously a place of restraint and control, tjhe workplace has emerged as a model runway. The checked and striped shirts era is essentially formal, and designers are finding ways to re-create this with a contemporary feel. Matthew Williamson was one of the first to release his Summer 2010 range, and Michael Bastian is currently working on an Autumn Gant clothing range for 2010.

It seems the impact of London fashion week has changed the general perception of what is formal and what is not. Previously, a trench coat was considered fashionable yet the fashion item of the year has been the military coat. It really highlights the effects of world events and also the independence a look can provide to the wearer.

Wedding Touches

Weddings are becoming more and more expensive with more and more accessories and introductions to the traditional style. Planning a wedding can be as thrilling as the day itself, planning the dress, the food, the cake, the venue and all the wedding gift ideas can be fun and fulfilling.

Traditionally gifts are given to the bridesmaids and pageboys however more and more couples are also putting together wonderful wedding gift ideas for the parents to show their appreciation for all the help they have given and to welcome them to the family.

If you are looking for wedding gift ideas for the parents of both the bride and groom it is probably best to try and find something unique and special, something they will treasure. These wedding gift ideas do not have to be expensive they just need to be meaningful.

A hand written poem or special note is something that is personal and individual, if poetry is not your thing then you can always find someone to write this for you. There are many places on the internet where you can provide personal information about who you want t

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